Community Information

Community Events Calendar (CoC)

 

Churches (Courtesy of Church Angel - Church Directory of U.S.)

Appalachia

Big Stone Gap

House of Prayer Apostolic Church
1209 Cumberland Avenue
PO Box 916
Big Stone Gap, VA  24219
276-523-0474
Pastor Barron Duffy

Coeburn

Norton

Pound

St. Paul

Wise

 

Civic, Business & Community Organizations

Chamber of Commerce Listings
    (276) 679-0961

 

Fairgrounds

The Wise County Fairgrounds is host to several events during the year including the Mountain People's Music Fair (June), the Virginia-Kentucky District Fair & Horse Show (August), and the Dock Boggs Memorial Festival (September).  The Fairgrounds are located on Hurricane Road near Wise, Virginia.
Chamber of Commerce
    (276) 679-0961

 

4-H Clubs

Extension Service
    (276) 328-6194

 

Genealogy

Wise County Genealogical Research Site - Part of the VAGen Web Project
Wise County Historical Society
    (276) 328-6451
Circuit Court Clerk
    (276) 328-6111
Melungeon Heritage Association, Inc.

 

Libraries

LONESOME PINE REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM 
Has four (4) public branches located within Wise County.

Wise County Public Library - Wise, Virginia

    (276) 328-8061

C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library - Big Stone Gap, Virginia

    (276) 523-1334
Coeburn Community Library - Coeburn, Virginia

    (276) 395-6152
J. Fred Matthews Memorial Library - St. Paul, Virginia

    (276) 762-9702
JOHN COOKE WILEY LIBRARY 
Located on the campus of the University of Virginia's College at Wise - Wise, Virginia.
    (276) 328-0150
Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) - A consortium of academic libraries in Virginia
The Library of Virginia

 

Museum

Southwest Virginia Museum
    (276) 523-1322
Harry W. Meador Coal Museum
    (276) 523-9209

 

Parks and Recreation

BUILDING RENTALS
Dorchester Community Center
This building is available for rent for reunions, receptions, parties, and other special occasions.  You must reserve the center in advance by paying a $50.00 deposit (refundable if the facilities remain in good condition) and a $20.00 rental fee.
    (276) 328-2321 - County Administrator (Annette Underwood)

Tacoma School Community Center

This building is available for rent for reunions, weddings, receptions, parties, etc.
    (276) 328-9270 - Charles Hughes

Wise County Youth Soccer

Wise County Youth Soccer is a volunteer, non-profit organization promoting soccer for the children of Wise County.

 

Performing Arts

Appalachian Children's Theater (ACT)
    (276) 328-5000

Pro-Art Association
    (276) 376-4520

Trail of the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama - Commonwealth of Virginia's Official Outdoor Drama
    (276) 523-1235 / (800) 362-0149

Winds of the Mountain Empire - a semi-professional organization comprised of some of the best instrumental musicians from southwestern Virginia, southeastern Kentucky, northeastern Tennessee, and northwestern North Carolina.

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